Advanced CAD integrated approach for 3D electrochemical machining simulations

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 203, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 58-71

  Purcar, Marius ^a   Dorochenko, Andrei ^a   Bortels, Leslie ^a   Deconinck, Johan ^b   Van den Bossche, Bart ^a  

^a Elsyca NV   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3D modelling; CAD model reconstruction; Computer aided design; Electrochemical machining; Electrode shape change; Finite element method; Laplace equation; Moving cathode tools; Reaction efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAPLACE EQUATION; MACHINING; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

CAD MODEL RECONSTRUCTION~; ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING; ELECTRODE SHAPE CHANGE; MOVING CATHODE TOOLS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 44149083355     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.09.082     Document Type: Article

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